The recovered 110-grain Winchester Silver Tip bullets were rather mangled. Essentially the forward portion of the bullet's jacket that surrounds the hollow-point cavity peeled back to the point it was just barely connected to the bullet (When tested from the 2-inch gun.) and separated from the bullet (When tested from the 4-inch gun.) Penetration was on the shallow side of optimum but the gelatin showed that the bullets created wound cavities similar in size to comparable .38 Spl. loads.
Shooting ResultsLoad | IV (fps) | PEN (inches) | ED (inch) | RW (grains) |
.38 Spl Winchester 110-grain Silver Tip (2-inch) | 911 | 7 | .51 | 109 |
.38 Spl Winchester 110-grain Silver Tip (4-inch) | 1,043 | 8.5 | .4 | 60 |